Debbie Liu
@debbieliu.bsky.social
Writer, beach-dweller, night-sky watcher, fantasy book-lover, tea-drinker, mum, australian, daoist. Lives on unceded land of the Ningy Ningy people.
My book “Into the Mountains, Exploring China’s Sacred Daoist Peaks” to be released on July 8.
My book “Into the Mountains, Exploring China’s Sacred Daoist Peaks” to be released on July 8.
My interview with Dr Gao from Dr Gao’s Classroom has now dropped on Youtube. In it, I discuss aspects of my book and travelling through China’s sacred Daoist mountains. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEgZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEgZ...
Into the Mountain: an Interview with Debra Liu on her Journey to the Sacred Daoist Peaks
YouTube video by Dr. Gao's Classroom
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November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
My interview with Dr Gao from Dr Gao’s Classroom has now dropped on Youtube. In it, I discuss aspects of my book and travelling through China’s sacred Daoist mountains. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEgZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEgZ...
horizontal lightening streaking across the sky. summer thunderstorms in "spring". yesterday, large hail pounding on the roof but no rain. Today, the full display, sudden, pelting rain, that streak lightening, not vertical but horizontal, across the afternoon sky. the thunder gods have spoken.
November 1, 2025 at 5:27 AM
horizontal lightening streaking across the sky. summer thunderstorms in "spring". yesterday, large hail pounding on the roof but no rain. Today, the full display, sudden, pelting rain, that streak lightening, not vertical but horizontal, across the afternoon sky. the thunder gods have spoken.
If you're on the Sunshine Coast, pop into
#anniesbooksonperegian
or #Berkelouw_books_eumundi and grab yourself a copy!
#local-bookstores
#authors
#new-releases
#daoism
#mountains
#taoism
#China-travel
#anniesbooksonperegian
or #Berkelouw_books_eumundi and grab yourself a copy!
#local-bookstores
#authors
#new-releases
#daoism
#mountains
#taoism
#China-travel
September 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
If you're on the Sunshine Coast, pop into
#anniesbooksonperegian
or #Berkelouw_books_eumundi and grab yourself a copy!
#local-bookstores
#authors
#new-releases
#daoism
#mountains
#taoism
#China-travel
#anniesbooksonperegian
or #Berkelouw_books_eumundi and grab yourself a copy!
#local-bookstores
#authors
#new-releases
#daoism
#mountains
#taoism
#China-travel
Reposted by Debbie Liu
In Chinese mythology, the Kun (鯤) is a colossal fish dwelling in the northern sea, first recorded in Zhuangzi. When it transforms, it becomes the Peng (鵬), a bird so vast its back spans thousands of miles. In flight, its wings darken the heavens like suspended clouds. 1/2
🎨 RLoN
🎨 RLoN
July 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In Chinese mythology, the Kun (鯤) is a colossal fish dwelling in the northern sea, first recorded in Zhuangzi. When it transforms, it becomes the Peng (鵬), a bird so vast its back spans thousands of miles. In flight, its wings darken the heavens like suspended clouds. 1/2
🎨 RLoN
🎨 RLoN
Debbie Liu
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Linda Jaivin’s latest, Bombard the Headquarters. An important account of a difficult time, written in Jaivin’s signature easy to read yet packing so much punch style. highly recommended.
#booksky #latestbooks #reading
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Linda Jaivin’s latest, Bombard the Headquarters. An important account of a difficult time, written in Jaivin’s signature easy to read yet packing so much punch style. highly recommended.
#booksky #latestbooks #reading
July 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Debbie Liu
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Linda Jaivin’s latest, Bombard the Headquarters. An important account of a difficult time, written in Jaivin’s signature easy to read yet packing so much punch style. highly recommended.
#booksky #latestbooks #reading
2h
Linda Jaivin’s latest, Bombard the Headquarters. An important account of a difficult time, written in Jaivin’s signature easy to read yet packing so much punch style. highly recommended.
#booksky #latestbooks #reading
Sold Out #BookLaunch for my book <> at #Brisbane's premier independent bookstore Avid Reader.
July 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Sold Out #BookLaunch for my book <> at #Brisbane's premier independent bookstore Avid Reader.
A glorious warm morning on Ningy Ningy country!
July 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A glorious warm morning on Ningy Ningy country!
northern #song-dynasty #GuanYin
public domain image from Zhejiang museum #Hangzhou. Typical Song dynasty pose with the goddess standing slightly sideways.
public domain image from Zhejiang museum #Hangzhou. Typical Song dynasty pose with the goddess standing slightly sideways.
July 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
northern #song-dynasty #GuanYin
public domain image from Zhejiang museum #Hangzhou. Typical Song dynasty pose with the goddess standing slightly sideways.
public domain image from Zhejiang museum #Hangzhou. Typical Song dynasty pose with the goddess standing slightly sideways.
Reposted by Debbie Liu
The right outcome.
Australia's arts community has spoken—and Creative Australia have reinstated Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale.
Huge respect to Khaled and Michael for your dignity throughout this ordeal.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Australia's arts community has spoken—and Creative Australia have reinstated Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale.
Huge respect to Khaled and Michael for your dignity throughout this ordeal.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Creative Australia reverses controversial decision to dump Biennale artist
After controversially and suddenly withdrawing Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino from the 2026 Venice Biennale, Creative Australia has announced it has reversed its decision.
www.abc.net.au
July 2, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The right outcome.
Australia's arts community has spoken—and Creative Australia have reinstated Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale.
Huge respect to Khaled and Michael for your dignity throughout this ordeal.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Australia's arts community has spoken—and Creative Australia have reinstated Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale.
Huge respect to Khaled and Michael for your dignity throughout this ordeal.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Review from the Hongkong Review
"Liu’s lyrical style captures the essence of the Daoist worldview, the interconnectedness of nature, spirit, and human experience. Her intimate encounters with the mountains evoke an appreciation for their timeless presence"
www.hongkongreview.co/post/beyong-...
"Liu’s lyrical style captures the essence of the Daoist worldview, the interconnectedness of nature, spirit, and human experience. Her intimate encounters with the mountains evoke an appreciation for their timeless presence"
www.hongkongreview.co/post/beyong-...
Beyond the Peaks: A Review of Debra Liu's "Into the Mountains: Exploring China's Sacred Daoist Peaks"
Into the Mountains is not merely a travelogue; it is a heartfelt exploration of how ancient wisdom continues to inform contemporary existence.
www.hongkongreview.co
July 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Review from the Hongkong Review
"Liu’s lyrical style captures the essence of the Daoist worldview, the interconnectedness of nature, spirit, and human experience. Her intimate encounters with the mountains evoke an appreciation for their timeless presence"
www.hongkongreview.co/post/beyong-...
"Liu’s lyrical style captures the essence of the Daoist worldview, the interconnectedness of nature, spirit, and human experience. Her intimate encounters with the mountains evoke an appreciation for their timeless presence"
www.hongkongreview.co/post/beyong-...
Last chance to get discounted e-pub! If you enjoy reading ebooks, get your order in now. Price goes up on publication day, July 8th.
#daoism #writing #booksky #publishing
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F52YHFXD
#daoism #writing #booksky #publishing
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F52YHFXD
Into the Mountains: Exploring China's Sacred Daoist Peaks
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June 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Last chance to get discounted e-pub! If you enjoy reading ebooks, get your order in now. Price goes up on publication day, July 8th.
#daoism #writing #booksky #publishing
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F52YHFXD
#daoism #writing #booksky #publishing
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Reposted by Debbie Liu
仁 (ren), the Confucian precept often translated as benevolence or humaneness, exemplified by the human adult instinct to protect children.
The Analects also states that if the ruler lacks ren, it will be difficult for his subjects to behave humanely.
More of ren, now.
[「仁」歐陽詢 九成宮醴泉銘]
The Analects also states that if the ruler lacks ren, it will be difficult for his subjects to behave humanely.
More of ren, now.
[「仁」歐陽詢 九成宮醴泉銘]
June 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
仁 (ren), the Confucian precept often translated as benevolence or humaneness, exemplified by the human adult instinct to protect children.
The Analects also states that if the ruler lacks ren, it will be difficult for his subjects to behave humanely.
More of ren, now.
[「仁」歐陽詢 九成宮醴泉銘]
The Analects also states that if the ruler lacks ren, it will be difficult for his subjects to behave humanely.
More of ren, now.
[「仁」歐陽詢 九成宮醴泉銘]
My interview with Matteo Damiani from China Underground, covering Daoist traditions in the past and present.
china-underground.com/2025/06/18/d...
china-underground.com/2025/06/18/d...
Debra Liu Recounts Fifteen Years of Daoist Practice in China - China Underground
Debra Liu traces Daoist ritual, ordination, and sacred mountain life from Brisbane to Beijing in Into the Mountains, published by Earnshaw Books.
china-underground.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
My interview with Matteo Damiani from China Underground, covering Daoist traditions in the past and present.
china-underground.com/2025/06/18/d...
china-underground.com/2025/06/18/d...
On a weekend walk, I looked up to the sky.
The clouds seemed to be forming Hexagram 11 of the Yi Jing( I Ching ) - The Wilhelm Baynes translation of Hexagram 11, 泰, is
PEACE. The small departs,
The great approaches.
Good fortune. Success.
The clouds seemed to be forming Hexagram 11 of the Yi Jing( I Ching ) - The Wilhelm Baynes translation of Hexagram 11, 泰, is
PEACE. The small departs,
The great approaches.
Good fortune. Success.
June 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
On a weekend walk, I looked up to the sky.
The clouds seemed to be forming Hexagram 11 of the Yi Jing( I Ching ) - The Wilhelm Baynes translation of Hexagram 11, 泰, is
PEACE. The small departs,
The great approaches.
Good fortune. Success.
The clouds seemed to be forming Hexagram 11 of the Yi Jing( I Ching ) - The Wilhelm Baynes translation of Hexagram 11, 泰, is
PEACE. The small departs,
The great approaches.
Good fortune. Success.
Veins of quartz sparkling quietly in the morning sun, along my coastal walk.
#australian-coastline
#australian-coastline
June 10, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Veins of quartz sparkling quietly in the morning sun, along my coastal walk.
#australian-coastline
#australian-coastline
One of Xu Dongdong's paintings depicting the 24 solar terms and 72 microseasons in China's ancient calendric system. The microseasons are also carved at a temple in Huashan: read about this in my new book 'Into the Mountains.' Get your copy now while it is still discounted! Link in pinned post.
June 2, 2025 at 6:06 AM
One of Xu Dongdong's paintings depicting the 24 solar terms and 72 microseasons in China's ancient calendric system. The microseasons are also carved at a temple in Huashan: read about this in my new book 'Into the Mountains.' Get your copy now while it is still discounted! Link in pinned post.
Reposted by Debbie Liu
'Andes Of Chile'
400 images captured by Nichole Ayers are processed, graded & interpolated to create a real time video from ISS Expedition 73 with music by Chris Zabriskie. Cropped and edited from 2m53s 4k original.
Credit: Nichole Ayers / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
400 images captured by Nichole Ayers are processed, graded & interpolated to create a real time video from ISS Expedition 73 with music by Chris Zabriskie. Cropped and edited from 2m53s 4k original.
Credit: Nichole Ayers / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
May 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
'Andes Of Chile'
400 images captured by Nichole Ayers are processed, graded & interpolated to create a real time video from ISS Expedition 73 with music by Chris Zabriskie. Cropped and edited from 2m53s 4k original.
Credit: Nichole Ayers / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
400 images captured by Nichole Ayers are processed, graded & interpolated to create a real time video from ISS Expedition 73 with music by Chris Zabriskie. Cropped and edited from 2m53s 4k original.
Credit: Nichole Ayers / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
#Canopus, the star identified as the southern celestial pole in Early China, where 寿星, Shou Xing, the Old Man of the South Pole is believed to live. Shou Xing is the longevity god, often seen with his friends Fu Xing and Lu Xing, the happniess-fortune star and the wealth star. photo from NASA 1/2
May 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
#Canopus, the star identified as the southern celestial pole in Early China, where 寿星, Shou Xing, the Old Man of the South Pole is believed to live. Shou Xing is the longevity god, often seen with his friends Fu Xing and Lu Xing, the happniess-fortune star and the wealth star. photo from NASA 1/2
Reposted by Debbie Liu
In #Daoist belief, Dongyue Dadi (東嶽大帝), the Great Deity of Mount Tai, rules both the sacred mountain in the east and the underworld. Among the Five Mountain Gods, he holds the highest rank. Mount Tai, where the sun rises, symbolizes rebirth and connection between heaven and humanity. 1/2
May 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In #Daoist belief, Dongyue Dadi (東嶽大帝), the Great Deity of Mount Tai, rules both the sacred mountain in the east and the underworld. Among the Five Mountain Gods, he holds the highest rank. Mount Tai, where the sun rises, symbolizes rebirth and connection between heaven and humanity. 1/2
Yuntai Pavillion on kesi #silk embroidery from the Qianlong era. Kesi is a highly skilled weaving technique where different coloured short silk threads are woven horizontally through the warp creating intricate patterns. Held in Taipei museum, creative commons.
May 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Yuntai Pavillion on kesi #silk embroidery from the Qianlong era. Kesi is a highly skilled weaving technique where different coloured short silk threads are woven horizontally through the warp creating intricate patterns. Held in Taipei museum, creative commons.